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Re: Stamp

stamp somethingout1 to get rid of something that is bad, unpleasant or dangerous, especially by using force or a lot of effort eliminate: to stamp out racism2 to put out a fire by bringing your foot down heavily on it: He stamped out the flames before they spread any further.

Re: Stamp

It does. Having seen the length of the benefit queues, some people are quite likely to stamp off in disgust. This is arguably not a phrasal verb though: someone who stamps something out doesn't stamptout sec, whereas someone who stamps off does stamp. The "off" simply says where they stamp (away from the object of disgust or annoyance).